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dc.contributorDepartment of Building Services Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.advisorNiu, Jianlei (BSE)en_US
dc.creatorMa, Jie-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/11268-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic Universityen_US
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleA comparative study of phase change materials and water based on experimental heat storage systemen_US
dcterms.abstractPeople have done a lot of research on thermal storage system with Phase change materials for a long time, but most of them focus on static or encapsulated phase change materials, while the research on phase change materials in dynamic environments as heat transfer media in thermal storage systems is not enough. As a promising heat transfer method, the heat transfer of phase change materials has always been an important research topic in the field of energy. In the past, people focused on the thermal conductivity and thermal resistance of phase change materials. The study of these two physical parameters is helpful for researchers to improve the heat transfer coefficient of PCM, but such research direction has certain limitations. Direct use of PCM itself as a heat transfer medium has greater potential, but the research in this field is still insufficient. The purpose of this study is to test the performance of PCM as a working medium in a heat storage system and to calculate the difference between the actual and theoretical values compared with water. The experimental results show that the heat carrying capacity of the phase change material emulsion as a heat transfer medium is better than that of water in experimental heat storage system. In addition, the properties of PCM emulsion and water show a similar pattern in the set temperature range. This research makes up for the lack of application of phase change materials as heat transfer working medium in heat storage system in existing research and has reference significance of future research on phase change material emulsion.en_US
dcterms.extentix, 553 pages : color illustrationsen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2021en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Eng.en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.LCSHHeat -- Transmissionen_US
dcterms.LCSHPorous materials -- Thermal propertiesen_US
dcterms.LCSHHeat storageen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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